In 2017, Rockwall, TX had a population of 42.3k people with a median age of 37.8 and a median household income of $92,665. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Rockwall, TX grew from 41,672 to 42,316, a 1.55% increase and its median household income grew from $89,173 to $92,665, a 3.92% increase.

The population of Rockwall, TX is 72.8% White Alone, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, and 5.85% Black or African American Alone. N/A% of the people in Rockwall, TX speak a non-English language, and 94.8% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Rockwall, TX is $225,500, and the homeownership rate is 73.7%. Most people in Rockwall, TX commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Rockwall, TX is 2 cars per household.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Texas across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

Median household income in Rockwall, TX is $92,665. Males in Rockwall, TX have an average income that is 1.41 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,959. The income inequality in Rockwall, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.482, which is higher than than the national average.

Households in Rockwall, TX have a median annual income of $92,665, which is more than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $89,173 in 2016, which represents a 3.92% annual growth.

The following chart shows how the median household income in Rockwall, TX compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Texas was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.139% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rockwall, TX was Census Tract 405.06 with a value of $144,358, followed by Census Tract 402 and Census Tract 401.01, with respective values of $109,709 and $107,148.

The following map shows all of the places in Rockwall, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

6.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockwall, TX (2.72k out of 41.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.1%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockwall, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Rockwall, TX grew at a rate of 3.31%, from 20.4k employees to 21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockwall, TX, are Management Occupations (3,209 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,776 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,305 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockwall, TX.

The most common jobs held by residents of Rockwall, TX, by number of employees, are Management Occupations (3,209 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,776 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,305 people).

Compared to other places, Rockwall, TX has an unusually high number of residents working as Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (1.99 times higher than expected), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1.6 times), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1.52 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Rockwall, TX grew at a rate of 3.31%, from 20.4k employees to 21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockwall, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,959 people), Retail Trade (2,564 people), and Educational Services (2,205 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockwall, TX, though some of these residents may live in Rockwall, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

90.2% of the population of Rockwall, TX has health coverage, with 63.1% on employee plans, 4.89% on Medicaid, 9.49% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Rockwall, TX was $6,998 in 2014. This is a 5.06% increase from the previous year ($6,661).

Primary care physicians in Rockwall, TX see 1298 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.51% increase from the previous year (1254 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1220 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 887 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Cass County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (14.5%). Additionally, Angelina County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (39.6%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Rockwall, TX was 37.8. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 37, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 42. But people in Rockwall, TX are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Rockwall, TX residents was 38.

As of 2017, 9.11% of Rockwall, TX residents (3.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rockwall, TX was 9.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rockwall, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 94.8% of Rockwall, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Rockwall, TX was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rockwall, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 4.4 times more White Alone residents (30.8k people) in Rockwall, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7k Hispanic or Latino and 2.48k Black or African American Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Rockwall, TX as a share of the total population.

The median property value in Rockwall, TX was $225,500 in 2017, which is 0.982 times smaller than the national average of $229,700. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $205,700 to $225,500, a 9.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockwall, TX is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Rockwall, TX have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Rockwall, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2017, the median property value in Rockwall, TX grew to to $225,500 from the previous year's value of $205,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Rockwall, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockwall, TX the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k - $250k range.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$92,665

Median Household Income

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15.1k

Number of Households

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In 2017, the median household income of the 15.1k households in Rockwall, TX grew to $92,665 from the previous year's value of $89,173.

The following chart displays the households in Rockwall, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

This chart shows the households in Rockwall, TX distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockwall, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

Using averages, employees in Rockwall, TX have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Rockwall, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockwall, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common method of travel for workers in Rockwall, TX was Drove Alone (80.6%), followed by those who Carpooled (9.07%) and those who Worked At Home (6.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

The following chart displays the households in Rockwall, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockwall, TX have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.